State of the Artz

Saso Feb Concerts

Chubasco Channel Artist Alex! Jimenez spent a year in creating the Chubasco Channel, an artwork by commissioned by Tucson Water to raise awareness of the vulnerability of Tucson’s water supply. Using field recordings of 2021 monsoon season, the project was realized as an immersive sound installation along the Santa Cruz River on Dia San Juan, an annual celebration of the monsoons. Sean Parker’s Universe In less than seven years, Tucsonan Sean Parker went from novice to internationally celebrated photographer and cinematographer. He now has an online audience of over 600,000 followers. His fascination with photography has taken him all over the globe, from Iceland to Australia, working with some of the most recognizable media companies and brands in the world. Monsoon Chocolate Monsoon Chocolate is Southern Arizona’s first ‘bean to bar’ chocolate factory. From their small shop on 22nd Street, a committed group of artisans take on the labor-intensive process of turning cacao into chocolate bars, confections and visually striking bonbons. Bojan Louis - Poem V In collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and American Indian Studies Bojan Louis recites “Poem V” (five). Poem V speaks of the ancient relationship between Native American culture and the loquacious desert environment in which we live.